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Specialty Great Salt Lake license plate needs support to become reality
05-09-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A specialty license plate to show love for the Great Salt Lake is closer to reality. The plate, which raises money for la
As Great Salt Lake nears key level, Utah finds inspiration elsewhere to help lake's recovery
05-09-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake's southern arm reached 4,195 feet elevation at times over the stormy weekend as it nears reaching that
Pelicans return to nest at Great Salt Lake island for 1st time in 81 years
05-09-2024 by Carter Williams
GRANTSVILLE — Some of Utah's pelicans have found a new home at the Great Salt Lake, after many of the state's pods completely abandoned a lo
Climate change may help the Colorado River, new study says
05-09-2024 by Anastasia Hufham
Researchers still recommend a conservative approach to river management. A new study found that the Colorado River may experience a reboun
Federal government awarding grants to improve wetlands
05-09-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Money could help improve Great Salt Lake wetlands The Department of the Interior Wednesday announced more than $87 million in funding has
Bear River pipeline no longer an option to aid in northern Utah growth
05-08-2024 by Megan Banta
One of Utah’s top lawmakers said the state shouldn’t follow the plan while he and another state legislator talked about how the Legislature
Video: Lawmakers push back on critics who demand more action to save Great Salt Lake
05-08-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Two powerful politicians pushed back on criticism that the Utah State Legislature isn't doing enough to save the Great Salt
2 Utah projects get federal funding to help improve water systems in the West
05-06-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Money designed in part to improve water supply in the Colorado River Basin In another move to build water resilient systems in the West an
Row, hunt, play at Great Salt Lake: Special recreation edition
05-02-2024 by Heather May
This is adapted from our free weekly newsletter Lake Effect, which comes out every Friday. Sign up for free here. It's time to get outsid
Why Utahns should care about the Colorado River
05-02-2024 by Anastasia Hufham
The Salt Lake Tribune has joined the Colorado River Collaborative to keep Utahns informed about this vital resource. The Colorado River no
Video: Stakes, risks ahead of Colorado River Compact expiration
05-02-2024 by Max Roth
MOAB, Utah — Journalists from radio stations, websites, newspapers and television attended the first Colorado River Collaborative at Utah St
The Times-Independent joins Colorado River collaborative
05-02-2024 by The Times-Independent
The award-winning Great Salt Lake Collaborative is expanding to cover the Colorado River and The Times-Independent has joined the team of me
St. George News joins Colorado River Collaborative to expand coverage of Southern Utah’s water challenges
05-02-2024 by St George News
ST. GEORGE — The award-winning Great Salt Lake Collaborative is expanding to cover the Colorado River, and St. George News is among the news
The Colorado River just called you for help. Will you answer?
05-02-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
New media collaborative seeks answers, solutions for the hardest working river in the West Here in a canyon northeast of Moab, it is diff
Battle for Moab: Residents fight against Kane Creek development
05-02-2024 by Emma Pitts
The proposed luxury resort on a former campground site has sparked outcry over environmental and community impacts Utah’s Wild West is no
The Colorado River is vital in Utah. Here's why it's going to get even more publicity
05-02-2024 by Carter Williams
MOAB — The sun begins to break from an overcast sky as Jennifer Jones describes how popular this section of the Colorado River has become in
Glendale co-housing community shares shovels, meals and a love for Great Salt Lake
04-30-2024 by Tess White
Vicky Wason eats meals with her neighbors in a common house, and takes her turn doing chores benefiting all of her neighbors. Her children g
Club draws new and seasoned rowers to the waters of Great Salt Lake despite worries over its future
04-30-2024 by Makena Klinge
Editor's note: This article is part of an occasional series by the Great Salt Lake Collaborative showcasing how to have fun at the Great Sal
Film fuses art forms and Indigenous voices in attempt to bring Great Salt Lake’s demise to the forefront
04-29-2024 by Vanessa Hudson
Wearing a dark red shirt, Joshua Dixon sits in a tall grass field, singing a traditional Diné song. The song ends, and Dixon, a member of Ut
Wet ‘miracle springs’? Utah shouldn’t count on ‘em and keep its eye on conservation
04-27-2024 by Tilda Wilson
In Utah, a long dry winter is often followed by heavy drought-busting rain in the spring. A new study from Utah State University defines the
Staying Salty: A Q&A with the hosts of a new podcast from the shores of Great Salt Lake
04-27-2024 by Kyungsoo Park and Marcie Young Cancio
Olivia Juarez doesn’t want to leave Salt Lake City. And they don’t want you to leave either. “All of my family's here,” said Juarez, a lif
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